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Hart house lecture looks at world-changing ideas

Journalist David Bornstein delivers the annual Hart House Lecture this Wednesday titled “So you Want to Change the World? The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurship and the Rise of the Citizen Sector.” “The aim of the Hart House Lecture is to … Continue reading

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The Devil and Mr. Dallaire

General of ill-fated Rwanda mission describes the ‘new world disorder’ in Munk Centre talk “Are all humans human, or do some humans count more than others?” asked Lt.-Gen. (Ret.) Roméo Dallaire last Saturday afternoon during his talk entitled “The UN … Continue reading

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Ignatieff has ‘second thoughts’ about Iraq

Formerly hawkish writer re-evaluates his support for war in Munk Centre lecture: ‘We were looking at a gathering threat’ “When you have second thoughts, a good place to have them is at home,” said Michael Ignatieff last Friday at the … Continue reading

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Conference of U of T environmentalists urges students to think green

Erindale campus is leading the way on green issues, audience hears A group of mostly undergraduate students gathered last Friday for the University Community Environment Forum. With the slogan “Great minds for a greener future,” the half-day conference covered academic … Continue reading

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